An information terminal is arranged by employing an image input apparatus, a voice input apparatus, an information communication apparatus, and a controller for outputting both image information and voice information to the information communication apparatus. The information terminal is operated in such a manner that while an image entered from a camera is synchronized with voice entered from a microphone, these image and voice data is sent out to a network. When the camera is panned, tilted, or moved, the controller ceases a process operation with respect to voice data in response to this camera move signal. As a result, noise which is generated by moving the camera cannot be mixed into transmission data.
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1. An information terminal comprising: a). an image input apparatus equipped with a camera for performing a photographing operation; b). a voice input apparatus for inputting voice; c). an information communication apparatus for transmitting information; d). an image controller for switching camera positions in order to change a photographing range; and e). a controller for outputting both image information acquired by said image input apparatus and voice information acquired by said voice input apparatus to said information communication apparatus; wherein: f). said controller always stops outputting the voice information the entire time during which said image controller switches the camera positions, in any range in which the camera is capable of moving.
2. An information terminal as recited in claim 1 wherein: said image controller executes at least one of enlarging operation, compressing operation, movement of lateral/longitudinal directions, and movement of right/left directions.
3. An information terminal as recited in claim 1 wherein: the input information of said image input apparatus corresponds to an image.
4. An information terminal as recited in claim 1 wherein: said information terminal further comprises a power supply unit without a power supply cord; said information communication apparatus is a wireless communication apparatus for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless manner; and said controller outputs both the image information acquired by said image input apparatus and the voice information acquired by said voice input apparatus to said wireless communication apparatus.
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June 16, 2003
March 3, 2009
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